Latest articles by Peter Weber, The Week US
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A brief history of Ukraine's fraught relationship with Russia
In Depth Russia and Ukraine are bound together by history and geography, but Putin sees danger in that symbiosis
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Rep. George Santos hit with new criminal charges, including bilking donors through credit card fraud
Speed Read The embattled New York Republican allegedly charged one unwitting donor more than $44,000
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Biden sat for interview with special counsel in classified documents case
Speed Read The White House said the 'voluntary interview' ended Monday, and it may signal the investigation is winding down
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Why frogs and other amphibious 'climate captives' are 'the world's most threatened animals'
Speed Read Endangered mammals and birds get a lot of attention, but amphibians are faring much worse in this hotter world
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How Kevin McCarthy 'dug his own grave' in his failed bid to remain House speaker
The Explainer McCarthy's speakership did not have to collapse in such a dramatic fashion
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What makes a man a man?
In Depth Men are in trouble. Part of it is an identity crisis.
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Kevin McCarthy says he won't run for House speaker again after historic ouster
Speed Read McCarthy became the first speaker ever removed by his House colleagues, and he leaves no obvious successor
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Newsom chooses Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat
Speed Read California's governor kept his promise to appoint a Black woman to the Senate, but Butler was an unexpected choice
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House GOP's 1st Biden impeachment hearing was 'an unmitigated disaster'
Speed Read House Republicans kicked off their effort to impeach President Biden, and there is general agreement it did not go well
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Antimatter isn't immune to gravity, landmark experiment confirms
Speed Read Antimatter is the mysterious evil twin of matter, but new research proves they do have something fundamental in common
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What it would take to rebuild Ukraine
In Depth Russia continues to raze large sections of Ukraine, but that gives Kyiv a unique opening to build a better country — if somebody is willing to pay
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What Trump's New York fraud conviction means for his business empire
Speed Read A New York judge has ordered many of Trump's companies to be placed into receivership and dissolved, but questions remain
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Hollywood writers on the cusp of ending strike after reaching tentative agreement
Speed Read Actors are still on strike, but the Writers Guild of America says it struck an 'exceptional' deal after 5 days of marathon talks
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Government shutdown odds spike as House GOP hardliners thwart McCarthy, spending bills
Speed Read House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's caucus is in disarray, and the US is now hurtling toward an avoidable debacle
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Senate confirms next top US military chief, doesn't solve Tuberville blockade
Speed Read Sen. Tommy Tuberville is still holding up more than 300 senior military officers from promotion
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'Inverse vaccine' shows promise treating MS, other autoimmune diseases
New research effectively cured mice of multiple sclerosis–type symptoms. Could this work in humans?
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Marine Corps F-35 fighter jet missing after 'mishap' over South Carolina
The U.S. military can't find a very advanced, very expensive fighter jet
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Boebert denied vaping before 'Beetlejuice' ejection, but the video shows otherwise
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said she was asked to leave for having too much fun, not breaking the rules. Roll the tape!
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Mitt Romney won't run for re-election in 2024, citing age and GOP cynicism
Romney's Senate career will be one-and-done, but he isn't going into retirement quietly
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Russia's Crimea fleet shipyard on fire after Ukrainian missile strike
Photos and videos showed huge explosions and raging fires at the Sevastopol Shipyard
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You can now get a new Covid booster shot. Should you?
Unless you are old or otherwise at high risk, it isn't a 'slam dunk'
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Your new car may be a 'privacy nightmare on wheels'
Speed Read New cars come with helpful bells and whistles, but also cameras, microphones and sensors that are reporting on everything you do
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Elon Musk used Starlink, which saved Ukraine, to thwart a Ukrainian attack on Russia's Crimea fleet
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Tuberville's military promotions block is upending lives, combat readiness, 3 military branch chiefs say
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